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This invoice that Walter Snyder posted years ago certainly shows that frames slated for high grades took a lot of years before they shipped. Oct. 17-1942.jpg :shock: WHOA that is amazing you have access to that! Thank you for sharing that!! Lou Eppinger? The same Eppinger who made The Eppinger Dare...

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Nice research Frank. Here is a picture of the store the gun was shipped to circa 1950 I found on a facebook group for those who are interested in vintage Toronto. Apparently the store was located at the corner of Yonge and Gould Streets and is no longer there having been torn down. Wouldn't you lov...

A short time ago I received Cody letters I had requested for three of my Ithacas. Two had some numbers that seemed off so I sent an email with photos of the letters questioning if they were correct or typos? I received an email back within hours with an apology saying they were typos and to scrap th...

Thanks to the staff at AHEIA Calgary Firearms Centre today we had a great first invitational vintage guns venture with 16 of about 22 invitees attending and displaying some absolutely beautiful guns. IMG_4869.jpeg The club and staff were extremely accommodating. The staff moved picnic tables, brough...

Looks like two nice Ithacas and some good shooting. Congrats! Your narratives are well written. Its sad there isn't (that I know of) of an active Ithaca Collectors Association and Forum to share your posts there. frank There is a group on facebook but facebook and guns are like politicians and rust...

As I posted in my first post I picked up another 4E Knick SBT while attending the shoot on the weekend. Having time to sit down we decided to do a little comparison checking. Serial # dates this latest Knick to 1963 which also hapoens to be my birth year and a small part of the reason I purchased th...

Excellent shooting Frank! Me and Shane took our Knick’s to the line on July 4, it was the first time in awhile, but they break targets with ease when the shooter does their part. I have not shot a great amount of different trap guns by any means, but it is very hard to find a better looking Trap gu...

Day 2, first ever time trying the Knick for caps. Started out strong posting a 25 from my assigned 25.5 yd handicap. Was three stations deep into the second 25 when I dropped two targets back to back and killed any chance of a putting a 50 or more straight together. I ended with a 94 x 100 from 25.5...

eightbore wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2026 5:21 pm Never attend a trapshoot without your checkbook and extra checks.

I carry a small amount of cash and limit myself!

I headed to Calgary, AB friday morning to attend the championship weekend events of the Stampede Grand Trap Shoot. I brought along my Ithaca 4E Knick and two flats of AA Extra-Lite 1oz(1180 fps) #7 1/2's to shoot the Knick with and also threw in a few flats of Remington Gun Club and Federal Top Gun ...

I tried to find him on the ATA website but they don't seem to have a historical section. Thank you kind sir for the awesome info!! Wow!

I always find it fascinating to get a Cody letter to see what kind of info is in them. I received three this week for a few of my Ithacas. The letter for the 5E Knick was quite interesting to say the least and has left me with a curiosity to try to find out who M. Davis was? He appears to be the rec...

kgb wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2026 8:20 pm Nice guns!! I started out Trapshooting with a Model 12, a Y-series like yours but mine had a salt-cured stock that was rusting away the receiver at its contact point. Check yours closely.

Never heard ever of Winchester having salt stock issues. Browning Superposed yes but not Winchester.

The Model 12 sure turned out be a very pleasant surprise. Based on the bore and a few other areas still covered in old cosmoline I can only surmise this gun is NIB unfired? There is zero indication it was ever fired, just assembled only. What a beauty! Serial # places it at 1973 mfg. IMG_4115.jpeg I...